In the past twenty years or so, a new psychology has been emerging. This new psychology is postmodern - suggesting that therapists focus on what's helpful rather than on what's true; poststructural -- suggesting that our ideas about who are clients are, are stories, not the truth about them; and social constructionist -- suggesting that many of the most important influences on our behavior are not historical or biological, but cultural. In his interactive presentation using this new psychology as a jumping off point, Richard will focus on how the extraordinarily compelling expectations for male-female interaction almost guarantees that heterosexual couples find themselves in very predictable and thorny relationship tangles. He'll then describe a model for helping couples undo these tangles. Although Richard's ideas are narratively informed, they can be used by therapists from a wide variety of theoretical orientations. During this entertaining event, Richard will also describe the single worst piece of advice given to women, the single worst piece of advice given to men, the single most important thing men need to know about women and women about men. Richard W. Bush, Ph.D. has a private practice in Berkeley where he specializes in working with couples and families. He is currently working on a book with the same title as this talk. His first book, "When A Child Needs Help: A Parents' Guide to Child Therapy" won a Distinguished Contributor Award from the American Psychological Foundation.
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